Signals detected in MH370 search

Perth – Australian ship Ocean Shield reacquired two more suspicious signals in an intensified search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the Australian coordination chief said Wednesday.

“Ocean Shield has been able to reacquire the signals on two more occasions, late yesterday afternoon and later last night,” said Angus Houston, head of Australia’s Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC), adding the last signal heard was weak.

Houston said the new detections boosted the hope that “we are searching in the right area,” which is approximately 2200 kilometres northwest of Perth.